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Includes a contemporary TLS from Burke to poet and writer Samuel Loveman in the original mailing envelope. Very Good, lacking the jacket. Brown buckram, a binding variant matching the author's own copy, pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, a few faint stains on the endpapers and fore-edge, clean otherwise. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, this is Burke's collection of stories about the Chinatown of London's East End. The unfortunately named story "The Chink and the Child" was adapted into a 1919 D.W. Griffith film. The letter included is addressed to Samuel Loveman, who was a poet in his own right and a good friend of H.P. Lovecraft. Burke compliments Loveman's poetry, offers to write a favorable review of his new book, then turns his attention to the busisness practices of American publisher Robert McBride.

Limehouse Nights: Tales of Chinatown is a collection of short stories set in the Limehouse district of London. The stories explore the lives and interactions of the diverse population residing in the area, often touching on themes of crime, poverty, and cultural clashes.